Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Leechburg are lower than in 90% of U.S. towns
19.6% of residents live below the poverty line; Pennsylvania has 11.7%. The two grades for Leechburg are C− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For 6% of workers, the job is at home (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Leechburg stands out on work
Fewer jobs are based in Leechburg than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Leechburg fell from 1,143 in 2013 to 473 in 2023, −59%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Leechburg pay little
29% of the jobs based in Leechburg pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Leechburg’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Leechburg is Pittsburgh, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (101) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Leechburg gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Leechburg is better than 18% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Leechburg’s grade up (ahead of 50% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($48,207, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Leechburg could be anywhere from D to B−.
Jobs in Leechburg: what the 473 are
473 jobs are based in Leechburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leechburg, 2013 → 2023: 1,143 → 473. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Leechburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Leechburg
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Who commutes out of Leechburg, and who commutes in
On a workday 980 residents head out to work, 62 work right here, and 411 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Leechburg on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.45 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
10% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Leechburg clocks in
10% of workers
5% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Leechburg’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leechburg workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 892 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Leechburg is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Leechburg is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 951 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 10.4% of Leechburg households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Leechburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,793 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800, Leechburg comes 4,392nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 31 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | West Conshohocken PA | 1,498 | $139K | 5.0% | 1.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,390 | Crothersville IN | 1,506 | $56K | 26.0% | 2.3% | 12% | C− |
| 4,391 | Langdon ND | 1,809 | $64K | 11.1% | 0.5% | 47% | C− |
| 4,392 | Leechburg PA | 2,068 | $48K | 19.6% | 5.5% | 6% | C− |
| 4,393 | Baird TX | 1,532 | $51K | 12.7% | 2.3% | 10% | C− |
| 4,394 | Jonesfield Township MI | 1,593 | $60K | 20.3% | 17.4% | 7% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Leechburg, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Leechburg and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Allegheny Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leechburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leechburg | – | C− | A− | 26 min | $48,207 |
| Gilpin Township | under 2% | B | C− | 28 min | $72,614 |
| West Leechburg | under 2% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $77,115 |
| Allegheny Township | 5% | B | C+ | 33 min | $79,894 |
| Hyde Park | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hyde Park: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leechburg’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Leechburg: questions
What is the median household income in Leechburg?
$48,207 (±$8,070) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leechburg?
19.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leechburg?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leechburg work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (10%, 24 mi), Allegheny Township (5%, 2 mi), Upper Burrell Township (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Leechburg walkable?
Leechburg is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Leechburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leechburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leechburg
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.